Fears and Phobias Review

Which TWO statements are the most likely reasons the author wrote this selection?

• To tell readers about how fears and phobias work

• To persuade readers to get help if they have fears

• To explain how fears and phobias can be overcome

• To entertain readers with stories of how people overcame their fears

• To provide evidence that the amygdala keeps track of all strong emotions

Feeling fear ...

• is something you learn to do.

• is not a helpful reaction

• starts after the first few years of life

• works like an instinct

Which subheading indicated (or shows) that its subsection will focus on a specific population/group of people?

• Fears During Childhood

• Fears People Have

• How Fear Works

• What is Fear?

According to therapists, the first step in getting over a phobia is....

• doing the thing even if they are scared.

• facing their fears with a friend by their side and support from their family.

• ignoring the issue.

• making a list of list of their fears in least-to-worst order.

Fears and phobias are created by

• a person's imagination creating scary ideas that have not even happened.

• both a person's imagination and real events.

• real events that a person has gone through.

• a person's reaction to turbulence.

Fear is...

• not normal

• for the weak

• healthy

• irrational

According to the author, what was one difference between fears and phobias?

• There is no difference between a fear and a phobia.

• Fears are common and can be healthy if they keep a person safe. Phobias are more intense and can interfere with a person's day-to-day life.

• Fears are intense and can interfere with a person's day-to-day life. Phobias are common and can be healthy if they keep a person safe.

• Fears tend to be out of proportion to whatever is causing the reaction. Phobias are common and sometimes can be caused by inherited genes.

Read this sentence from paragraph 3. Which statement from the article supports the idea in this sentence?

• Like all emotions, fear can be mild, medium, or intense, depending on the situation and the person.

• A fear can be healthy if it cautions a person to stay safe around something that could be dangerous.

• Fear is the word we use to describe our emotional reaction to something that seems dangerous.

• Young kids often have fears of the dark, being alone, strangers, and monsters or other scary imaginary creatures.

Hydro is the Greek word for “water.” Based on the meaning of the Greek word phobia, what do you think hydrophobia means?

• An intense fear of water

• A desire to be in water

• An intense love of water

• A neutral feeling about water

Which detail from the article explains why the brain reacts instantly when it senses danger?

• This response is known as “fight or flight” because that is exactly what the body is preparing itself to do: fight off the danger or run fast to get away.

• For example, people who fly despite a fear of flying can become used to unfamiliar sensations like takeoff or turbulence.

• But the word “fear” is used in another way, too: to name something a person often feels afraid of.

• As soon as the brain gets enough information to realize there’s no danger (“Oh, it’s just a balloon bursting— whew!”), it turns off the fear reaction.